Genetics HW 1

Heredity refers to.. select all that apply

• Genes given to parents from offspring

• Genes passed on to offspring from parents

• Traits inherited from offspring

• traits inherited from parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Who is considered the father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Donald Trump

• Gregor Mendel

• Carolus Linnaeus

Which are homozygous recessive?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

• AA

Which are homozygous Dominant?

• Bb

• BB

• bb

• AA

Which are heterozygous?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

• AA

Match the following answers with the term recessive?

• A trait expressed when paired with a Dominant gene, Ex.) Aa

• A trait only Expressed when two dominant genes are present, Ex.) AA

• A trait only expressed when genes are heterozygous.

• A trait only expressed when both genes are homozygous recessive.

Which genotype would express a dominant trait? Select all that apply.

• Bb

• Aa

• bb

• BB

which describes the term, "Allele"?

• Physical characteristics

• Dominant genes

• Recessive genes

• All possible genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How would you describe someones phenotype?

• All possible genes both expressed and unexpressed.

• Only the unexpressed traits / the traits not seen.

• Only the expressed traits / the traits you can see

• none of the above.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Heterozygous is when....

• the alleles are the same

• the alleles are missing

• the alleles are different

• the alleles are present